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"March Madness" 2024 March Auction

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ATTENTION ALL BIDDERS!!!
DUE TO THE LIKELYHOOD OF A WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON OUR ORIGINAL AUCTION DATES OF MARCH 2ND AND 3RD, AUCTION WILL BE MOVED TO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, MARCH 9TH AND 10TH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING!!!

Welcome to Holabird’s March Timed Auction taking place on March 9th & 10th.
We are thrilled to present to you a captivating array of treasures spanning a multitude of categories, promising something special for every collector! With over two thousand lots carefully curated for your consideration, we invite you to join us for this fun sale!


Art (1000-1106)
General Foreign (1107-1126)
Spoons & Flatware (1163-1169)
Glassware & Bottles (1170-1208)
Saloon & Tobacciana (1209-1219)
General Collectibles (1217-1242)
Tools (1243-1249)
Native Americana (1250-1275)
Cowboy (1276-1284)
Firearms-Weapons (1285-1294)
Military (1295-1306)
Political (1307-1313)
Fraternal Organizations (1314-1320)
Firefighting Memorabilia (1321-1323)
Ephemera (Geographically Sorted) (1324-1382)
Musical & Entertainment (1383-1396)
Sports (1397-1409)
Photography (1410-1432)
World's Fair / Expositions (1433-1434)
Maps, Antique (1435-1443)
Toys (1444-1457)
Books (1458-1483)
Numismatics (1484-1537)
Tokens & Medals (1538-1595)
Ingots (1597-1599)
Minerals (1600-1622)
Mining (1623-1664)
Mining Stocks (1665-1776)
Philatelic - Postcards (2000-2061)
Covers (2062-2068)
Stamps (2069-2077)
Wells Fargo & Express (2078-2094)
Transportation - Auto, Railroad & More (2095-2160)
Stocks & Bonds - Railroad (2161-2200)
Stocks & Bonds - Marine & Steamship (2201-2213)
Stocks & Bonds - Various Categories Incl; Banking, Agriculture & More (2214-2786)
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Rock, Mineral and Shell Grab Bag [177975]1602Rock, Mineral and Shell Grab Bag [177975]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Several shells, rocks and crystal samples. Please see photos for more details. Bracken Estate
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for 112.50
Calcite Blade [159258]1603Calcite Blade [159258]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Calcite blade w/mass crack. 9x8x12. China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Chinese View Stone [159262]1604Chinese View Stone [159262]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gobi view stone w/custom base. 6x6x9 China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to r****z for 31.25
Chinese View Stone [159224]1605Chinese View Stone [159224]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sandstone view stone 10 x 3 x 10 w/wood base China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
Chinese View Stone -Gobi [159215]1606Chinese View Stone -Gobi [159215]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gobi stone 11 x 3 x 17î w/custom base China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to w**********e for 18.75
Chinese Viewing Stone - Table-top Size, Striated Limestone [159264]1607Chinese Viewing Stone - Table-top Size, Striated Limestone [159264]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dark grey rounded limestone with white calcite veinlets and custom-carved wooden base. 6x3x12 inches. Nice display piece for desktop or bookshelf.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
Gobi View Stone [159220]1608Gobi View Stone [159220]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gobi stone w/wood base 10 x 7 x 8î China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to y******1 for 18.75
Gobi Viewing Stone [159216]1609Gobi Viewing Stone [159216]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gobi stone 6 x 4 x 16îw/custom base China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
Lingbi Viewing Stone [159128]1610Lingbi Viewing Stone [159128]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lingbi Viewing Stone, irregularly shaped, dark limestone. 24x7x13 inches. China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to w**********e for 18.75
View Stone [159125]1611View Stone [159125]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Flat gray view stone 9x3x9. China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
View Stone w/Stand [159251]1612View Stone w/Stand [159251]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large brown smooth surface view stone from China, part of the Chun-Lin Zhu Collection. 12 x 10 x 8" with carved wood stand. 30 pounds Chin...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
View Stone-Gobi [159221]1613View Stone-Gobi [159221]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gobi stone w/base 12 x 3 x 10î China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Chinese View Stone [159235]1614Chinese View Stone [159235]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dark Brown view stone 10x9x11" w/ base China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
Chinese Carved Root [159263]1615Chinese Carved Root [159263]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10x8x9". Limestone with carved root w/ custom base. China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
Chinese Viewing Stone [159265]1616Chinese Viewing Stone [159265]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gray layered viewing stone viewing stone, 6x4.11" with custom-carved wooden base. Resembles an hoo-doo (a tall, thin spire of rock created by e...
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to w**********e for 12.50
Chinese Viewing Stones - 4 Small for Desktop or Bookshelf [159266]1617Chinese Viewing Stones - 4 Small for Desktop or Bookshelf [159266]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four, small Chinese viewing stones with custom-carved wooden bases. These are an ideal size for your desktop or bookshelf. Largest is a highly
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to w**********e for 43.75
Gobi Stone [159252]1618Gobi Stone [159252]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
gobi.8x4x11 200-300 China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to I*****w for 12.50
Quartz View Stone [159126]1620Quartz View Stone [159126]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yellow quartz view stone 9x3x5 not varnished w bases China Chunlin Zhu Collection
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m*********n for 12.50
Crinoid Sawed Edges [159242]1621Crinoid Sawed Edges [159242]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Nor crated, good features partially exposed. 10x1x11" and 11x1x8". Chunlin Zhu Collection China Chunlin Zhu C...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to M********9 for 62.50
Geosophical Society of Atlantis Booklet, 1950 [178077]1622Geosophical Society of Atlantis Booklet, 1950 [178077]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pick and Hammer Club presents The Last Days of Pomp or Jason's Golden Fleecing in 2 acts and 9 scenes. Mostly song lyrics from this play.
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to S****2 for 12.50
Crucible Set (6) From Candelaria NV. [177971]1623Crucible Set (6) From Candelaria NV. [177971]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found in the Nevada ghost town of Candelaria, these six crucibles made in France, measure in the range of 2.5"x 2" to 4"x 3". Th...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for 25.00
Comstock Style Mini Miners Candle Holder [178351]1624Comstock Style Mini Miners Candle Holder [178351]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Baby Comstock miners candle holder, 6". Rusty. Virginia City Nevada
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for 31.25
Mine Tally Board [176374]1625Mine Tally Board [176374]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a mine tally board. It is on a plain plank of wood off a box that contained Hercule's Powder Company explosives .and measures 9.5"...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for 25.00
J Jones Jr. Hook with Lead Handle [177989]1626J Jones Jr. Hook with Lead Handle [177989]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lead handle with molded J Jones(backwards S) Jr/Gold Hill Nev and button? hook. 4.5". Gold Hill Nevada
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to M*********n for 12.50
McGill Copper Slag [177859]1627McGill Copper Slag [177859]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5" copper slag from McGill. McGill Nevada
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for 37.50
Calumet Mining Corporate Sealer [177643]1628Calumet Mining Corporate Sealer [177643]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Calumet Mining and Refining corporate sealer in working condition, 9.5" tall Pioche Nevada
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to A******S for 37.50
Comet Mines Corporate Sealer [177644]1629Comet Mines Corporate Sealer [177644]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Comet Mines corporate sealer in working condition, 8.25 tall. Pioche Nevada
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*****4 for 43.75
Nevada Zinc Smelting Corporate Sealer [177646]1630Nevada Zinc Smelting Corporate Sealer [177646]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Zinc Smelting corporate sealer in working condition, 8.25" tall. Pioche Nevada
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for 50.00
Sleeper Mine Belt Buckle and Specimen [176351]1631Sleeper Mine Belt Buckle and Specimen [176351]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sleeper Mine belt buckle in original unopened plastic package. Footwall Breccia mineral specimen with very minor visible gold, 3x4.3". Winnemu...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to R*****6 for 250.00
Joseph William Taylor Corporate Sealer [177647]1632Joseph William Taylor Corporate Sealer [177647]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Joseph William Taylor corporate sealer in working condition, 9.75" tall. Was this company related to Combined Metals Inc.? Utah
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to A******S for 12.50
Elite Mining Corporate Sealer [177645]1633Elite Mining Corporate Sealer [177645]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Elite Mining corporate sealer. No info found on this company, possibly a subsidiary of Combined Metals Inc. 8.25" tall, working condition. C...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to A******S for 31.25
Outline Map of Washoe Dist. Nev. [176960]1634Outline Map of Washoe Dist. Nev. [176960]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Outline Map of Washoe Dist. Nev., showing Comstock Lode. Prepared under the Command of Capt. Geo. M. Wheeler, U.S. Army, Corp of Engineers, 1876 &am...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S********e for 75.00
Surveyor Wood Tripods (3) [176350]1635Surveyor Wood Tripods (3) [176350]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 vintage wood tripods for surveying or use with other instruments. About 36" tall. 18 lbs.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for 25.00
Bodie Ephemera Trio, c. 1870's [176629]1636Bodie Ephemera Trio, c. 1870's [176629]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued Gillson & Barber, Merchants check with mining vignette. Bodie Bank charge. 1874 mining mill letter. Bodie California. The letter is a...
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6****A for 118.75
Bank of La Porte Britton & Rey Checks (2) [176473]1637Bank of La Porte Britton & Rey Checks (2) [176473]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 c1884-85 Bank of La Porte checks to Britten & Rey. Where these checks to pay for the printing of the banks checks? These checks do have...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to f*****E for 12.50
Bank of La Porte Mining Checks, c.1880 (8) [176472]1638Bank of La Porte Mining Checks, c.1880 (8) [176472]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Bank of La Porte c. 1876-85 checks issued to mining merchants. La Porte was a major Blue Lead California ming camp. Caire, an assayer. Safety Nitro
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*********p for 31.25
Bank of La Porte Revenue Checks for Gold Coin [176405]1639Bank of La Porte Revenue Checks for Gold Coin [176405]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two rare imprinted revenue stamped checks from the Bank of La Porte, 1876: "Pay to Coin". One for $10,000: 9000 in large gold, 800 in smal...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to S********e for 62.50
Mining Postcards [170482]1640Mining Postcards [170482]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 mining related vintage post cards from Oroville California: gold dredging, Cherokee Mine, rock crusher plant, Diamond Mine. Oroville Cali
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for 62.50
Calif. Famous Mining Town Booklets (7) [176963]1641Calif. Famous Mining Town Booklets (7) [176963]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Calif. Famous Mining Town & Mine Booklets (7): 1) "Mines of the Eastern Sierra", 1966, (72 pg); 2) "Gold Rush Days in Nevada City...
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*****n for 375.00
Connecticut Mine Ephemera, 7, 1899-1904 [177857]1642Connecticut Mine Ephemera, 7, 1899-1904 [177857]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Connecticut mine agreement, abandonment, and location letter related to Ben Crisman, hand drawn 3.5x6" claim map etc. c. 1890-1904. California
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****h for 18.75
Dutch Flat & Vic., Placer Co.Mining Maps (3) [176962]1643Dutch Flat & Vic., Placer Co.Mining Maps (3) [176962]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dutch Flat & Vic., Placer Co., CA Mining Maps (3) 1) Dutch Flat Townsite, from a survey by E.C. Uren in 1871 ~ Located in Sec. 4, T-16-N, R-10-...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c****o for 812.50
Rocky Bar Mining Company, California Pamphlet 1932 Reprint [176258]1644Rocky Bar Mining Company, California Pamphlet 1932 Reprint [176258]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 1932 reprint of the 1850 Rocky Bar Mining Company, California; Circular, Articles of Association, resolutions, etc., 1850.Big Bar, along the
Estimate : 2,400.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to f*****E for 12.50
Tuolumne Copper Stock, Framed [177810]1645Tuolumne Copper Stock, Framed [177810]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued Tuolumne Copper Mining stock, frame 14x18". California MacKenzie Collection
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to C*****r for 56.25
Allegheny & Sierra Counties Ephemera, 9 [176878]1646Allegheny & Sierra Counties Ephemera, 9 [176878]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued Allegheny check. 1860's? letter with 5c adhesive agreement stamp-a few tears, largest is 3". Allegheny & Forest Mining Distric...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to S********e for 87.50
Colorado Mining Knick Knacks 94) [178261]1647Colorado Mining Knick Knacks 94) [178261]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining items include a brown time book dated 1906, a copy of the Mining News, miners' metal tags (5) and an ore sample from Cripple Creek. Pleas...
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to S****2 for 50.00
Colorado Sterling Silver Mining Spoons (3) [176428]1648Colorado Sterling Silver Mining Spoons (3) [176428]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different mining spoons from Colorado. "Cripple Creek" "salt" spoon. Another with gold wash slightly larger. Gold Coin Gol...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******U for 81.25
Miner's Union Newspaper Checks [151181]1649Miner's Union Newspaper Checks [151181]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miners Union newspaper checks Montana Labor News out of Butte, Montana. Dated c. 1940. Over two dozen. Hole punched as paid. Montana Butte Butte
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*********m for 12.50
Montana Territory Ephemera [176413]1650Montana Territory Ephemera [176413]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two inch high stack of handwritten correspondence from Silver Star, Montana Territory in the 1870s-1880s. Many addressed to Henry Elling or S. R. Bufo
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*******3 for 812.50
Carson City Land District Claim Maps, 7 [177628]1651Carson City Land District Claim Maps, 7 [177628]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7x undated blueprint style Carson City Land District maps, 13.5x15.5" Carson City Nebraska
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Austin Miner's Gunpowder Letter, 1864 [178092]1652Austin Miner's Gunpowder Letter, 1864 [178092]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1864 letter from an Austin miner regarding gun powder on verso end. Austin Nevada
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******d for 12.50